Which reminds me of the question,What guitar will make me play better?

Reminds me of Chet Atkins reply to fan who had just watched him play a difficult song. The fan said “ you make that look easy “ and Atkins replied “ It is easy, learning it is the hard part “.

Fender Stratocaster

Sometimes the instrument does make a difference.

My Marauder. I tried shooting at 100 yards. Not happening. No matter what I did, pellets keyholed (tumbled) long before hitting the target. Switch to Impact, shoots straight and true at 100 where 100 yards was simply out of range for the Marauder setup I had at the time. Done lots of work on the Marauder since then, have no idea what it'll do at range now.

I used to be a fan of hand plans (still own many, physical problems prevent me from using them). Have 2, #7 planes. One built in the 1880's and one in the 1990's. The newer plane worked better, until I replaced the 100 year old blade in the 1880's model with a blade I found on a clearance table. What a difference! the older one, in this case, out performs the new one by far!

Now, once you find the tool that works properly, or tune up a tool to work properly, you can't expect to hit the bullseye every time. You need to practice to learn the tool, what it's limits are, what it will do in a given situation and most importantly, to build muscle memory.

It's a combination of factors and you need to learn them all.

When I first started playing I bought a new Les Paul guitar. It sounded like crap. I brought it to my friend an accomplished player and he would play it awhile and it sounded fixed. I would take it home and it sounded broken again. I did this with several guitars over the months as I practiced and finally I got a good one and my friend didn't have to fix it anymore... 

Well back in the day when i got bored with the big bore drums, i did dabble a little with the strings though on my left hand i am down to 4.9 fingers, and the unfortunate one being less ideal for the spacing of guitar strings due to its public healthcare re shaping of the crushed tip..

Anywho a friends Ibanez guitar played much better for me than other Gibson - Fender i also had access to, and my own acoustic Segovia.

Never got far though, cuz with that too i pretty much work it out myself, and most time i was kept busy behind the drums

Wish i was able to play the piano, as i have gotten older this instrument are more and more alluring to me, not least as my taste in music have matured from the rather 1 tracked taste of my unfortunate youth.

As to the question which rifle is the most accurate.......like a guitar or a rifle can play or shoot without human interaction.

Lets just say the importance of steady practice is paramount to both..fundamentals.tecnique,practice and a desire to be better requires time and time requires patience......too many times a person will place blame on their instrument...thinking they put enough time in to be able to achieve what they thought they should have....

Alas my friend you were right the whole time....better to spend more in order to get better,but better does not have to cost a lot more,not when starting out...you should be able to judge what your next step should be;money and time have a way corresponding into how much you want to be "better.

Just a thought that twanged my brain.

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I agree totally. If you've put in the time and practice, have learned good fundamentals of shooting, and can shoot well.......then "better", more expensive (the two don't always go hand in hand mind you) can and will benefit you. However...if you've never developed, through practice, good shooting fundamentals...and therefor can't really shoot well to begin with. For you there will be no such thing as a most accurate rifle.

Maybe this was said but there are some guitars that are really hard to get a clear note on no matter how you try and won’t hold a tune. So for me getting a better guitar when I was young meant I could achieve a clear sound and stay in tune and enjoy practice a little more. 

I recently had open heart surgery. I wasn't able to touch or use any of my air guns for about 3-4 weeks after the fact. The first time I got brave enough to try, in intentionally grabbed a little .177 m-rod rifle that I own with a custom aluminum air tube on it ( makes it a lot lighter weight wise ). I have 6 10 round magazines for that one too and loaded 'em all up.

Readers digest ( recovering from major surgery not with standing ) - it became clear quite quickly that I hadn't shot in a month or so. I was rusty and out of practice. My shooting wasn't "horrible" all things considered BUT - it was most definitely not up to my usual standard. Oh (lol) - I was only good for one mag too - I still was NOT up to task of shooting, even that small and light weight gun, at the time - now a couple of weeks back. I'm still off of work and still recovering from the surgery but am *much* stronger and capable physically that I was and an now able to pretty much grab any of my guns for periodic plinking out in the back yard. I'm able to shoot for longer periods of time and as a result ( because of getting back into practice ) my shooting has begun to improve.

So yes - I agree - practice, practice, practice . . . and try to master whatever 'instrument' you have. When you feel that it has become a limiting factor - then perhaps then it is time to shop around for that better guitar that you read about that Joe Bonamassa, Eric Clapton, etc ... ( lol ) is selling.

Love guitars actually bought a Fender acoustic (1970), Fender Strat 80ish, Gibson Studio 2000 and a Hagstrom Mark 2. Never played no time got arthritis in left thumb and sold all last year and bought guns. Settled for air guitar. Crow 

The guitar that includes 3 years of free lessons! I could buy a '58 Les Paul gold top, owned by Duane Allman, from a friend who owns it. Would it make me a player? Of course not! It would just make me a very expensive guitar OWNER. There ain't no SHORTCUTS to becoming proficient in ANY field of endeavor. Doesn't matter how good the equipment might be, one still has to learn the basics & the GOOD habits that allow them to be a proficient player (or singer, or shooter, etc.) I started airgunning with entry level stuff & patiently worked my skills past the capabilities of those guns. Then & only then did I get into more expensive "top tier" stuff. There just are no SHORTCUTS. (See my post "To the Newbies, Not So Newbies & Others" from about 6 months ago. Great responses from people here including the OP)

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